Internet and eDiplomacy: ‘Traditional’ Diplomatic Law in the Digital Era

Stefano Dominelli

doi:10.17104/0044-2348-2021-3-733

Contents
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- 581–584 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 581–584
- 585–596 Comment 585–596
  - Environmental Injustice: The (Unaddressed) Case of Toxic Waste Disposal in the Global South Elif Askin Elif Askin
- 597–866 Abhandlungen 597–866
  - 597–600 International Law and the Internet Angelo Jr Golia, Matthias C. Kettemann, Raffaela Kunz Angelo Jr Golia, Matthias C. Kettemann, Raffaela Kunz 597–600
  - 601–626 Integrity in the ‘Infinite Space’ – New Frontiers for International Law Rolf H. Weber Rolf H. Weber 601–626
  - 627–650 Equality as a Principle of the Networked World? An Exploratory Search for ‘Cyber-Equality’ in the Field of Internet Governance Nula Frei Nula Frei 627–650
  - 651–676 Sovereignty Fever: The Territorial Turn of Global Cyber Order Chien-Huei Wu Chien-Huei Wu 651–676
  - 677–700 The Role of the Internet in International Law-Making, Implementation and Global Governance Annalisa Ciampi Annalisa Ciampi 677–700
  - 701–732 Cybersecurity and Cybercrime: Dynamic Application versus Norm-Development Antonio Segura-Serrano Antonio Segura-Serrano 701–732
  - 733–754 Internet and eDiplomacy: ‘Traditional’ Diplomatic Law in the Digital Era Stefano Dominelli Stefano Dominelli 733–754
  - 755–780 Microsoft Corp. v. United States and the ‘Hot Pursuit’: A Case Study Against the Application of the Law of the Sea into the Cyberspace Patricia A. Vargas-León Patricia A. Vargas-León 755–780
  - 781–816 Responsible Business in a Digital World – What’s International Law Got to Do With It? Christine Kaufmann Christine Kaufmann 781–816
  - 817–840 Cyberspace as an Example of Self-Organisation from a Network Perspective Cäcilia Maria Hermes Cäcilia Maria Hermes 817–840
  - 841–866 Interpretive Community 2.0: How Blogs and Twitter Change International Law Scholarship Ralph Janik Ralph Janik 841–866
- 867–886 Buchbesprechungen 867–886
  - 867–872 Goeble, Thilo: Freiraum oder Herrschaftsgebiet. Menschenrecht auf Zugang und völkerrechtliche Prinzipien als Schranken staatlichen Handelns im Internet Clara Rauchegger, Janine Prantl Clara Rauchegger, Janine Prantl 867–872
  - 873–878 Amoroso, Daniele: Autonomous Weapons Systems and International Law Elisabeth Hoffberger-Pippan Elisabeth Hoffberger-Pippan 873–878
  - 879–886 Delerue, François: Cyber Operations and International Law Rachel F. Behring Rachel F. Behring 879–886
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Zeitschrift für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht / Heidelberg Journal of International Law , page 733 - 754

Internet and eDiplomacy: ‘Traditional’ Diplomatic Law in the Digital Era

Autoren

Stefano Dominelli

DOI
- doi.org/10.17104/0044-2348-2021-3-733
- ISSN: 0044-2348
- ISSN online: 2942-3562
Abstract

The rise of internet and social media has changed, amongst others, international politics and international relations, putting the rules of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations under a stress test. The present work wishes to contribute to the current scholarly debate on whether already existing traditional rules of diplomatic law can easily be adapted to a post-modern world. More in detail, it will be dwelled if and to what extent diplomatic privileges and immunities conceived for an 'in person' diplomacy can be applied to 'eDiplomacy' as well. The proper identification of notions such as 'premises', 'archives', or 'correspondence are currently under debate, as is the regime of protection of diplomatic premises in cases of cyber-crimes. Additionally, at current times, it seems the most prominent issue relates to the possibility to use in court diplomatic protected documents illegally obtained. Under the 1961 Vienna Convention, it remains unclear whether an unlawfully obtained diplomatic cable is always inadmissible. More straightforward seem to be other issues of eDiplomacy, either because the existing legal framework appears sufficiently flexible to be interpreted in such a way as to cope with eDiplomacy, or because international diplomatic law is not applicable to such new scenarios, leaving the door open for States to elaborate original solutions, if they deem it opportune.
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